SANTA RITA, Guam\u2014A 53-year-old boater is safe in Guam after the Coast Guard rescued him from his dismasted 14-foot catamaran in outer Apra Harbor last, Sunday. A 29-foot Coast Guard boat towed the vessel to the Marinas Yacht Club. There were no reports of injury.<\/p>\n
Command duty officer Jason Roman, a JRSC Guam watchstander, said, \u201cThe boater did the right thing and contacted us on VHF Channel 16, and we were able to act swiftly.\u201d<\/p>\n
At 6:02pm, Guam watchstanders received a call over VHF Channel 16 from the boater explaining his vessel was dismasted and adrift about a mile offshore. Watchstanders then launched the RB-S crew. Once on the scene, the RB-S crew towed the boater and his boat safely back to shore.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur crews train regularly in towing evolutions to ensure they are prepared for just this type of situation,\u201d said Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Sheeler, a coxswain from Station Apra Harbor. \u201cIt was because of our readiness, we were able to launch quickly and bring the vessel back safely.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reported weather on scene was winds of 16 mph and seas up to 2 feet.\u00a0(USCG)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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